Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4867ecfa1b014d45…

MALICIOUS

PDF

39.7 KB Created: 2021-06-19 19:59:02 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 5bee5a7dd522c36970d0cabbbae8cb45 SHA-1: 5bcfc67d441705b288d1ea169b30c56228c4ec7e SHA-256: 4867ecfa1b014d4525e1a1c2bf21e288677f401e8a626c4ffaf26750b8dc4bef
174 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF is identified as a phishing lure due to its image-only nature and embedded links. The document body contains garbled text, suggesting it's not meant for direct reading but rather to obscure the malicious intent. The numerous links to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting indicate a distribution network for malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9449

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 39 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple clickable links, across many distinct hosts, whose targets are random-slug files parked in the upload directories of vulnerable WordPress form plugins (FormCraft, Super Forms). This is the hallmark of the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains hosted on compromised sites. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links spread thin across many distinct hosts (no single dominant host), corroborated by a utm_term SEO-redirector link and/or links parked on free/disposable content hosts. This is the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://www.lightingandhvacexpo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c680f065e6a9f28234180ab8ea4c96a7/werukobebi.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.191seo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2441883d08---jajujomed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nordicaluminium.ru/userfiles/file/66524438641.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://denizlihorozu.com/resimler/files/35173182634.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arte-salon.ru/upload_picture/bepiruridipidixugaxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://accesoriosalmayor.com/images/userfiles/file/nabebakus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bigxra.com/uploadfile/file/2021060418034773499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mkting.com.co/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/253b6f3a313cda526e4a0bcd405046df/xemegapivokikeluk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mls.lighting/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/09688f5af7b8653b118bcc5f510ba5bd/vawuwaroxutajuvidorejube.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sva-jeanroze.com/xmedia/file/nusimutudozur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.julitolaschools.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078d271c6c17---sojojemibalatewujelamo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perfectthesale.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607178e9a364c---51484685625.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wacee.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b728ca2a5c5---pijokixusoweku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bayardplaza.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/i4pot95aha1pg1d5hp27qhanfb/39045237142.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://recamonde.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d95e4e972a---poxemisogaxorilo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vico-domrep.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/6535666044.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=family+feud+questions+and+answers+pdfPDF link annotation

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